Corporal punishment: why physical discipline remains a debate

Corporal punishment of children, once socially legitimate, remains at the heart of contemporary debates about education and everyday violence.

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This issue still divides families, educators and authorities on the limits between parental authority and abuse.

The question reveals a gradual shift in childhood and authority norms in French society.

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